Genetic Diseases

What is cystic fibrosis and could cord blood help those with this life-limiting illness? Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition which affects the lungs and digestive system. Both parents must be carriers of the faulty gene which causes cystic fibrosis in order for a child to be born with the condition. When both parents carry(…)

Fanconi Anaemia: Sam Fletcher of Whalley, Lancashire is appealing for more women to come forward and donate their baby’s umbilical cords after his son’s life was saved by a stem cell transplant using umbilical cord blood. When Sam Fletcher’s son, Charlie, fell ill with rare genetic disease Fanconi Anaemia he described it as the “most(…)

Stem cell transplant offers new hope for autism and Parkinson’s Breakthrough research involving a brain transplant of stem cells could offer hope for autism and Parkinson’s disease patients. The study, from Harvard University, has already proven successful with mice. Scientists transferred healthy stem cells from mouse embryos into the brains of adult mice who were unable(…)

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Cord blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets just like regular blood but because of the special job that cord blood does, nourishing your growing baby, it is rich in stem cells and growth hormones.
Cord blood is the richest and least invasive source of stem cells from the human body. The stem cells found in your baby’s umbilical cord blood can be used to treat over 80 illnesses. Read more...

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